万花筒 2011-04-12&04-14 上海迪士尼乐园正式破土动工

 Now to a big announcement by our parent company Disney breaking new ground overseas on a huge new magical kingdom. Doué Chance has been following overnight the groundbreaking that just happened a few hours ago in Shanghai, Doué Chance.

 

That's right, good morning, Synsia. You know the events were very festive¹ and colourful, but it's a very complex deal that was launched this morning. Ten long years in the making. The Wall Street Journal says it will likely end up being the largest direct foreign investment ever made in mainland China. It involves hotels, shops and of course at its core, a magic kingdom-style theme park. 

 

Thank you. Nihao, Good morning. 

 

With the Chinese greeting and Mickey Mouse in crew dressed in mandarin² costumes. Disney launched an ambitious new partnership³ in China this morning. The crowd ranged from the head of Chinese Communist Party to villagers who lined the roads, cheering the earth movers, breaking ground on the $3.7 billion theme park. 

 

China is one of the most dynamic markets in the world, most populous⁴ country in the world. Shanghai, probably one of the most dynamic cities in the world. 

 

Since revolutionizing the industry with Disneyland back in 1955, Disney has gone global from France to Japan, now mainland China. 

 

Disney was born in America, but it's been a global company now for over half a century. Disneyland China is going to be uniquely Disney. There will be things about it that are familiar to people who have visited our other parks around the world. But a lots will be very specific to China. 

 

Like most international businesses, Disney is eager to enter the 1.3 billion strong Chinese consumer market. It's a strategy that involves movie distribution, merchandizing, even Disney-branded English language schools. 

 

All of the media companies have tried to enter into China. None have been all that successful. If Disney could get a 24-hour cable channel in China. That would be huge. 

 

And speaking of huge, the Shanghai Disney castle is slated⁵ to be the biggest of all. Disney's CEO Bob Iger was asked what he wanna the Chinese people to think when they first see it.

 

We want them to say, "Wow, look at that big castle."

 

And it will be and the mayor of Shanghai says this morning that the Disney theme park will help raise Shanghai's international profile and make it a world famous tourist destination.

1 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

2 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

3 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

4 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

5 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。